Remember When Everyone Made Fun of AirPods?

Oh, how times have changed…

Jeffrey Huang
Nov 2 · 5 min read

Apple released the AirPods Pro yesterday, as of the time of writing. Do you remember when the original AirPods were first released?

The original AirPods. Photo by Harpal Singh on Unsplash

I remember as if it were yesterday. They were mocked. Ridiculed, actually. Reviews were heavily critical, skeptical at best.

Jeffrey Huang

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